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60. Rev. Sereno D. Clark joined in 1841, was dismissed in 1851; re- joined in 1853, and is now a member. See the account of Ashfield pastors.
61. Rev. John D. Smith joined in 1841, was dismissed in 1844 ; rejoined in 1848, and is now a member. See the account of Charlemont pastors.
62 .* Rev. Austin Cary joined in 1842, and died in 1849. See the account of Sunderland pastors.
63. Rev. Samuel Harris joined in 1842, and was dismissed in 1851. See the account of Conway pastors.
64. Rev. Josiah Fisher joined in 1842, and was dismissed in 1845. See the account of Heath pastors.
65. Rev. Henry Seymour joined in 1843, and is still a member. See the account of Deerfield pastors.
66. Rev. Lorenzo L. Langstroth joined in 1843, and ceased to be a mem- ber in 1850. See the account of Greenfield pastors.
67. Rev. Charles Kendall joined in 1844, and is still a member. See the account of Bernardston pastors.
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68. Rev. John Eastman joined in 1845, and is yet a member. See the account of Hawley pastors.
69. Rev. Abraham Jackson joined in 1846, and was dismissed in 1847. See the account of Deerfield pastors.
70. Rev. James H. Merrill joined in 1846, and is still a member. See the account of Montague pastors.
71. Rev. Willard Jones joined in 1846, and ceased to be a member in 1853. Mr. Jones was born in Hillsboro', N. H., July 17, 1809 ; graduated at Dartmouth in 1835 ; studied theology at Andover and Lane Seminary ; ordained as a Foreign Missionary, July 4, 1839 ; labored as a missionary at Oroomiah, Persia, from 1839 till 1844, and then returned to the United States ; and since then has preached in Windham, N. H., and from 1845 to 1850 in Northfield, and from 1850 to 1852 in North Orange, and from 1852 to 1853 in Middletown, Ct., and in 1854 in Pawtucket, R. I.
72. Rev. Moses H. Wilder joined in 1847, and ceased to be a member in 1851. See the account of Charlemont pastors.
73. Rev. Charles Boyter joined in 1847, and ceased to be a member in 1851. Mr. Boyter was born in Hull, West Riding, in Yorkshire, England, Feb. 2, 1798 ; pursued classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, but did not graduate ; studied theology at Andover, and finished the course there in 1825; was licensed by the Suffolk Association, June 21, 1825; was ordained as an Evangelist at Sharon, May 10, 1826; was installed at Springfield, N. II., June 10, 1829, and was dismissed from there Oct. 2, 1833 ; was installed at Truro, March 16, 1836, and dismissed from there, June 6, 1843; then removed to Orange and supplied there several years ; and since about 1850, he has resided in Beverly, N. J.
74. Rev. Noadiah S. Dickinson joined in 1847, and was dismissed in 1853. See the account of Wendell pastors.
75. Rev. William Miller joined in 1847, and was dismissed in 1850. See the account of Gill pastors.
76. Rev. Asa B. Smith joined in 1848, and is still a member. See the account of Buckland pastors.
77. Rev. Ezra Newton joined in 1848, and was dismissed in 1850. See the account of Shutesbury pastors.
78. Rev. George C. Partridge joined in 1848, and is still a member. See the account of Greenfield pastors.
79. Rev. Zolva Whitmore joined in 1848, and was dismissed in 1850. Mr. Whitmore was born in Rutland, Vt., March 29, 1793 ; graduated at Union in 1818; studied theology with Dr. Emmons of Franklin; was set- tled as pastor at North Guilford, Ct., Sept. 5, 1821, and was dismissed from there, Aug. 31, 1846 ; supplied in Heath from 1848 to 1851 ; and was in- stalled in Becket, Feb. 18, 1852, where he still resides.
80. Rev. Cyrus W. Allen joined in 1849, and was dismissed in 1853. See the account of Coleraine pastors.
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81. Rev. David A. Strong joined in 1849, and is still a member. See the account of Deerfield pastors.
82. Rev. Alfred E. Ives joined in 1849, and is still a member. See the account of Deerfield pastors.
83. Rev. Aaron Foster joined in 1850, and is still a member. See the account of Charlemont pastors.
84. Rev. Moses K. Cross joined in 1850, and is still a member. See the account of Deerfield pastors.
85. Rev. George F. Bronson joined in 1851, and is still a member. See the account of Shelburne pastors.
86. Rev. Henry B. Hosford joined in 1851, and was dismissed in 1854. See the account of Sunderland pastors.
87. Rev. Edward F. Brooks joined in 1851, and is still a member. See the account of Gill pastors.
88. Rev. George M. Adams joined in 1851, and is still a member. the account of Conway pastors.
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89. Rev. Alpheus Graves joined in 1851, and is still a member. See the account of Heath pastors.
90. Rev. William H. Gilbert joined in 1852, and is still a member. See the account of Ashfield pastors.
91. Rev. John Ferguson joined in 1852, and is still a member. See the account of Whately pastors.
92. Rev. Jeremiah Pomroy joined in 1853, and is still a member. Mr. Pomroy was born in Southampton, May 2, 1804; graduated at Amherst in 1829; studied theology at Auburn; was licensed by the Genesee Consoci- ation in the State of New York, Oct. 4, 1831; was employed several years as a missionary in Western New York; was ordained by the same body that licensed him as an Evangelist, October 7, 1833 ; was settled as pastor in Troy, N. H., Jan 6, 1836, and the sermon was preached by Rev. Lemuel P. Bates ; was dismissed from there, Feb. 27, 1844 ; preached several years at Harrisville, N. H .; labored one year as a colporteur in Franklin County ; began to supply in Rowe in 1852, where he is still preaching as a stated supply.
93. Rev. James Tisdale joined in 1853, and is now a member. Mr. Tis- dale was born in Taunton, Nov. 7, 1799; graduated at Brown in 1821; studied theology with Rev. Alvan Cobb of Taunton ; was ordained as pas- tor of the churches in Guildhall and Granby, Vt., Sept. 29, 1830, and was dismissed from those places, May 4, 1836 ; then preached four years at Dublin, N. H., and seven years at Gilsum, N. H., and since 1851 has preached as a stated supply in Shutesbury, where he still resides.
Of the 93 who have been members of the Association, 2 have been For- eign Missionaries ; 20 are deceased ; and 25 are now connected with it.
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LICENTIATES OF FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION.
In the following list of preachers whom the Association has licensed, brief sketches are given of those who have not already been noticed in this work as pastors of churches, or as originating from the county.
1 .* Rev. Freeman Sears was licensed 1805. See the account of ministers who originated from Ashfield.
2 .* Rev. Avery Williams was licensed in 1805. See the account of min- isters from Leverett.
3. Rev. Noah Cressey was licensed in 1806. See the account of minis- ters from Rowe.
4 .* Rev. John Alexander was licensed in 1807. He was born in Merri- mack, N. H., Oct. 4, 1765 ; never graduated at any college ; pursued his studies in preparing for the ministry with Rev. Dr. Harris of Hopkinton, N. H., and with Rev. Dr. Packard of Shelburne. He was ordained as an Evangelist, but was never settled as a pastor. He spent his ministerial life as a missionary in Western New York. He died at Peruville in Groton, Tompkins County, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1830, aged 65. Rev. Samuel Parker preached his funeral sermon. His remains were interred in Fabius, N. Y. He buried his wife a short time previous to his death, and has two daughters living. The following epitaph is on his gravestone, viz : " The pious pil- grim and messenger of Jesus now sleeps in dust, to be waked in due sea- son to life everlasting."
5. Rev. Urbane Hitchcock was licensed in 1708. See the account of min- isters from Hawley.
6 .* Rev. Samuel Clark was licensed in 1808. He was born in Brookline, July 8, 1782 ; graduated at Cambridge in 1805 ; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Pierce, and with Rev. Dr. Sanger of Bridgewater ; was settled as pastor in Burlington, Vt., April 19, 1810, where he died, May 2, 1827, aged 44. Rev. George G. Ingersoll, his successor, published an obituary of him highly commendatory. Mr. Clark became a Unitarian.
7. Rev. Amariah Chandler, D. D., was licensed in 1808. See the account of Greenfield pastors.
8 .* Rev. Robert Hubbard, Jr., was licensed in 1809. See the account of ministers from Shelburne.
9. Rev. Ira M. Olds was licensed in 1809. He was born in Marlboro', Vt., Oct. 21, 1783 ; graduated at Williams in 1808; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Packard of Shelburne; was a settled pastor for a long period over the churches in Lenox and Sullivan, N. Y .; was dismissed from them in 1832; then removed to South Lyon, Oakland County, Michigan., where he still lives and preaches occasionally.
10. Rev. Rufus Pomeroy was licensed in 1809. He was born at South- ampton, Aug. 27, 1784; graduated at Williams in 1808; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Packard of Shelburne; was ordained as pastor at Salisbury,
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Vt., Oct. 15, 1811, and dismissed from there, Nov. 20, 1816 ; then supplied two years in South Deerfield ; was installed in Chester, Oct. 20, 1819, and was dismissed from there in 1827; was installed pastor in Otis, Feb. 15, 1832, and was dismissed from there, Aug. 6, 1835, but has continued to reside there till this time. When not settled in the ministry he has supplied destitute churches ; and numerous powerful revivals have attended his min- isterial labors.
11. Hon. Byram Green was licensed in 1810. He was born in Windsor, April 15, 1786; graduated at Williams in 1808; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Packard of Shelburne ; preached in Pompey, N. Y., and in Hen- derson, N. Y., for short periods, but ill health constrained him to relinquish preaching. He was never settled as a pastor. He spent a short season in teaching on the island of Beaufort, S. C. For about forty years he has resided in Sodus, N. Y., and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He has been actively engaged in promoting the interests of religion, of Sabbath Schools, Bible Classes, and of Temperance, in the neighborhood of his residence. He has likewise held various civil offices,-Justice of the Peace, Judge, member of the State Assembly and of the Senate, Visitor and Inspector of the Military Academy at West Point, and member of Congress in 1844 and 1845. He still resides in Sodus, N. Y.
12 .* Rev. Ezra Fisk, D. D., was licensed in 1810. See the account of ministers from Shelburne.
13 .* Rev. Lyman Barrett was licensed in 1810. He originated from Williamstown, and was born about 1780; graduated at Williams in 1808 ; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Packard of Shelburne ; preached for several years in Phelps, N. Y .; was ordained at Naples, N. Y., May 21, 1815, where he remained about eleven years ; in 1827 he removed to Howard, N. Y., and supplied the church in that place till 1834, and continued to live in the place and supply neighboring churches till 1838, when he removed to Peru, Huron County, Ohio, and died in Greenfield, Huron County, Ohio, Sept. 13, 1842, aged 62. Rev. Mr. Conger preached his funeral sermon. He left a widow who died in 1851, and four daughters and one son. His son resides in Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Rev. Mr. Barrett was em- ployed many years as a missionary in the Counties of Yates and Livingston, N. Y., and preached in many other places in that state.
14. Rev. William B. Stowe was licensed in 1812. He was born in Marl- borough, Jan. 1, 1782; graduated at Williams in 1811 ; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Packard of Shelburne ; was ordained as pastor in Wilming- ton, Vt., July 15, 1812, where he remained three years ; he then resided six years in his native place and supplied neighboring churches; in 1823 re- moved to Alexandria, N. Y., and preached there and in neighboring places ten years; in 1833 was settled in Mexico, N. Y., where he remained a few years, and then removed to Bergen, N. Y .; then resided with his children in various parts of New York State, and in 1851 removed from Addison, N.
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Y., to Ridgeville Corners, Henry County, Ohio, where he now resides and preaches. He has one son who is a minister of the gospel.
15. Rev. William Goodell was licensed in 1813. He was born in West- minster, Vt., June 18, 1783; graduated at Middlebury in 1811, and was a tutor in that college for several years; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Packard of Shelburne; was settled as pastor in Grafton, Vt., in September, 1814; was installed in March, 1822, in Holland Patent, Oneida County, N. Y., and was dismissed from there in 1829; then preached for short periods in Deerfield, Russia, Lenox, Summerhill, Howard, and Napoli, all in New York. For about four years past he has been laboring as an agent of the American Tract Society in New York. His present residence is Cameron Mills, Steuben County, N.Y. His wife, who was Miss Mary Arms of Green- field, died Sept. 14, 1850. He has buried two children, and has two living.
16. Rev. Roswell Hawks was licensed in 1813. See the account of minis- ters from Charlemont.
17. Rev. Preserved Smith, Jr., was licensed in 1813. See the account of ministers from Rowe.
18 .* Rev. Luke Whitcomb was licensed in 1814. He was born in New- fane, Vt., in 1789; graduated at Middlebury in 1813; supplied in Ashfield in 1814 ; was settled as a pastor in Townsend, Vt., Aug. 30, 1815 ; went to Georgia for his health in 1820, and died in Savannah, Ga., Jan. 2, 1821, aged 32. Rev. James Tufts of Wardsboro', Vt., preached a sermon at Townsend, Vt., on the occasion of his death; and Rev. Hosea Beckley of Dummerston, Vt., wrote a biography of him; both of which were published. The following is extracted from the biographical notice of him, viz. : " As a minister of Christ, the pastor of a church, and a preacher of the word, he possessed many and superior endowments. The fundamental doctrines of the gospel, as understood by Calvinists, he firmly believed, sincerely loved, and defended with ability. These doctrines were exemplified in his life and conversation."
19 .* Rev. Pliny Fisk was licensed in 1815. See the account of ministers from Shelburne.
20. Rev. Caleb Clark was licensed in 1815. See the account of ministers from New Salem.
21 .* Rev. Stalham Clary was licensed in 1823. See the account of minis- ters from Conway.
22. Rev. Hiram Smith was licensed in 1824. He was born in Westfield, Sept. 21, 1800; graduated at Amherst in 1823; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Packard of Shelburne; was ordained as an Evangelist in Shelburne in 1830, and Rev. Aretas Loomis preached on the occasion ; was never settled as a pastor ; has preached at Wilmington and Dover, Vt .; among the In- dians at Cattaraugus, N. Y .; Marcellus, N. Y. ; Bristol, Michigan ; Camden, Ohio ; and for many years past has been living in Castalia, O., teaching and preaching, where he still resides.
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23. Rev. Amasa Converse D. D., was licensed in 1824. He was born in Lyme, N. H., Aug. 21, 1795; graduated at Dartmouth in 1822; studied theology at the Princeton Seminary ; preached several years in Virginia ; was ordained as an Evangelist in April, 1826; and the late Rev. Dr. Arm- strong preached on the occasion; then became an editor of the " Family Visitor" in Richmond, Va., and ever since has been employed in the edi- torial department, and for some years has been editor of the " Christian Observer" in Philadelphia. He received his doctorate from Mississippi College at Clinton, Miss., in 1846.
24. Rev. Samuel A. Bumstead was licensed in 1825. He was born in Boston, Dec. 16, 1801 ; graduated at Middlebury in 1820; studied theology at the Princeton Seminary; preached several years in Boston, and was there ordained as an Evangelist in 1828, and the sermon was preached by Rev. James Sabine; was installed as pastor in Manayunk, Penn., Nov. 4, 1829, and in 1835 was settled as pastor of the church in Roxborough near by his other charge, and was pastor of both churches till 1841, when he resigned his charge of the Manayunk church, and has continued his connection with the church at Roxborough, Penn., till the present time.
25. Rev. Edwards .A. Beach was licensed in 1826. He was born in Tin- mouth, Vt., Sept. 6, 1796, and in early life removed to New Lebanon, N. Y .; graduated at Amherst in 1824; was ordained as pastor in Stephentown, N. Y., June 11, 1828 ; and the sermon was by Rev. Dr. Beman; was dis- missed from there in May, 1834; was installed as pastor in East Groton, N. Y., in April, 1835, and the sermon was by Rev. N. E. Johnson ; was dis- missed from there in February, 1840 ; then removed to Ohio, and was settled as pastor in Homer, O., in November, 1843, and resigned his charge there in 1851 on account of ill health; and has been able to preach but little since. He now resides in Johnstown, Licks County, Ohio. In the early part of his ministry Mr. Beach preached in Northern Pennsylvania. Fre- quent and extensive revivals have attended his pastoral and ministerial labors.
26. Rev. Theophilus Packard, Jr. was licensed in 1826. See the account of Shelburne pastors.
27. Rev. Horatio Flagg was licensed in 1827. See the account of Cole- raine pastors.
28. Rev. Moses B. Bradford was licensed in 1827. See the account of Montague pastors.
29. Rev. Hollis Read was licensed in 1829. He was born in Newfane, Vt., Aug. 26, 1802 ; graduated at Williams in 1826; finished the theolog- ical course at Princeton Seminary in 1829; was ordained as an Evangelist by the Presbytery of Newburyport at Boston, Sept. 24, 1829; sailed as a Foreign Missionary for Bombay, Aug. 2, 1830, and was connected, for the most part, with the Ahmednugger Mission. He returned to this country in 1835 ; and has supplied in Babylon on Long Island ; has been a pastor sev-
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eral years in Derby, Ct. ; and about six years in New Preston, Ct .; since 1851 he has resided in Orange, N. J., teaching and preaching. He has published several works, and, among others, the " Memoir of Rev. W. J. Armstrong, D. D."
30 .* Mr. William Eastman was licensed in 1829. He was born in Granby, Jan. 4, 1796 ; graduated at Williams in 1817 ; engaged for several years in teaching ; taught in Granby and in Georgia ; studied theology at Princeton Seminary; labored as a colporteur in Kentucky; taught the Academy at Ovid, N. Y .; then removed to Newton, Calhoun County, Mich., where he engaged in agriculture, and preached as his health would allow. He died in Newton, Mich., Feb. 16, 1853, aged 57. Rev. A. W. Bushnell preached his funeral sermon. Mr. Eastman was never ordained. He buried his first wife in 1845. He left one child, a son. His second wife died Feb. 16, 1852.
31. Rev. Anson Dyer was licensed in 1829, and was excluded in 1834. See the account of ministers from Ashfield.
32. Rev. Charles P. Russell was licensed in 1830. See the account of ministers from Greenfield.
33. Rev. Oren Johnson was licensed in 1831. See the account of minis- ters from Coleraine.
34. Rev. John Eastman was licensed in 1833. See the account of Haw- ley pastors.
35. Rev. John C. Thompson was licensed in 1835. See the account of Rowe pastors.
36. Rev. Alonzo Sanderson was licensed in 1837. See the account of ministers from Deerfield.
37. Rev. Lemuel Leonard was licensed in 1838. See the account of min- isters from Charlemont.
38. Rev. Lebbeus R. Phillips was licensed in 1838. See the account of ministers from Buckland.
39. Rev. Francis Williams was licensed in 1840. See the account of ministers from Ashfield.
40. Rev. Alpheus Graves was licensed in 1840. See the account of min- isters from Sunderland.
41 .* Mr. Spencer S. Clark was licensed in 1842. The following is ex- tracted from an obituary of him, published in the New England Puritan, viz. " Died in South Deerfield, Oct. 12, (1844, ) Mr. Spencer S. Clark, aged 29. Mr. Clark graduated at Amherst College in the class of 1839, and com- pleted his theological studies at Auburn, in August, 1842. He immediately commenced preaching in West Groton, N. Y. He occupied this field of labor a little over a year. He won the affections of the people, and re- ceived earnest invitations to continue with them. But thinking that a situ- ation in New England would be more congenial to his feelings, and better adapted to his talents, he returned to his father's, in South Deerfield, the
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latter of part of November last, where he remained the greater part of the winter. In the spring he commenced preaching in Sullivan, N. H. He was rapidly working himself into the confidence and love of the people, and a settlement was mutually anticipated. On the 4th of July, he was invited to deliver an address in the open air. He took a violent cold, which, fastening on his lungs, in a little more than three months terminated in death." Mr. Clark was born in Southampton, Oct. 31, 1815, and commenced residing in South Deerfield in 1839. Rev. Sereno D. Clark preached his funeral sermon.
42 .* Rev. Alfred Longley was licensed in 1843. See the account of min- isters from Hawley.
43. Rev. Thomas S. Norton was licensed in 1844. He was born in New Braintree, Nov. 25, 1813, but spent his early life chiefly in Ware ; gradu- ated at Amherst in 1840; studied theology with Rev. Dr. Hawes of Hart- ford, Ct., and at East Windsor Hill ; was ordained as pastor in Sullivan, N. H., Feb. 4, 1846, and Rev. Dr. Barstow of Keene, N. H., preached on the occasion. A revival was enjoyed under Mr. Norton's labors in 1853. He still continues in Sullivan.
44. Rev. Orramel W. Cooley was licensed in 1845. See the account of ministers from Hawley.
45. Mr. Samuel Fisk was licensed in 1853. See the account of preach- ers from Shelburne.
Of the 45 Licentiates of the Association, 2 became Foreign Missiona- ries ; and 13 are deceased.
APPENDIX.
THE following statistical and historical matters relative to Franklin County are appended to the preceding pages, to present, in a compact and convenient form for reference, a variety of important general information respecting the county.
TABLE No. I.
This Table gives the dates of the incorporation of the towns in Franklin County ; and the Valuation of the Polls and Property of each town, as established by the Legislature of Massachusetts, March 16, 1841, and April 28, 1851.
Towns.
Dates of Incorporation.
Valuation in 1841.
Valuation in 1851.
Ashfield, -
-
June 17, 1765,
$326,945 00
$525,901 00
Bernardston,
March 6, 1762,
210,083 00
375,366 00
Buckland, -
April 14, 1779,
159,844 00
227,773 00
Charlemont,
June 21, 1765,
221,941 00
361,311 00
Coleraine, -
June 30, 1761,
420,180 00
642,893 00
Conway,
June 16, 1767,
422,558 00
679,492 00
Deerfield,
May 24, 1682,
579,020 00
1,009,306 00
Erving,
April 17, 1838,
58,785 00
154,821 00
Gill, -
Sept.
28, 1793,
180,386 00
293,207 00
Greenfield, -
June
9, 1753,
561,175 00
1,072,889 00
Hawley,
Feb. 7, 1792,
175,187 00
273,212 00
Heath,
Feb. 14, 1785,
195,811 00
263,640 00
Leverett,
March 5, 1774,
162,473 00
266,704 00
Leyden,
-
March 12, 1784,
170,897 00
199,268 00
Monroe,
-.
Feb. 21, 1822,
231,809 00
60,538 00
Montague, -
Dec. 22, 1753,
41,750 00
447,222 00
New Salem,
June 15, 1753,
262,313 00
410,657 00
Northfield, -
Feb. 22, 1714,
436,876 00
726,681 00
Orange,
Oct.
15, 1783,
289,298 00
686,974 00
Rowe,
-
Feb.
9, 1785,
159,424 00
215,432 00 470,874 00
Shelburne, -
June
21, 1768,
255,944 00
248,125 0
Sunderland,
Feb. 14, 1714,
183,279 00
316,442 00
Warwick, -
-
Feb.
17, 1763,
260,100 00
454,605 00
Wendell,
-
-
May 8, 1781,
183,735 00
389,204 00
Whately,
-
-
April 24, 1771,
220,927 00
438,772 00
$6,548,694 00
$11,211,309 00
Shutesbury,
-
June 30, 1761,
177,954 00
-
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APPENDIX.
TABLE No. II. This Table gives the Population of the Towns of the County according to the decennial Census of the United States, from 1790 to 1850.
Towns.
1790.
1800.
1810.
1820.
1830.
1840.
1850.
Ashfield,
1,459
1,741
1,809
1,748
1,732
1,610
1,394
Bernardston,
691
780
811
912
918
992
937
Buckland,
718
1,041
1,097
1,037
1,039
1,084
1,056
Charlemont,
743
1,090
1,107
1,231
1,194
1,127
1,173
Coleraine,
1,417
2,014
2,016
1,961
1,877
1,971
1,785
Conway,
2,092
2,013
1,784
1,705
1,563
1,409
1,831
Deerfield,
1,330
1,531
1,570
1,868
488
309
449
Gill,
700
762
800
861
798
754
Greenfield,
1,498
1,254
1,165
1,361
1,540
1,756
2,580
Hawley, -
539
878
1,031
1,089
1,037
977
881
Heath,
379
604
917
1,122
1,199
89.
803
Leverett,
524
711
769
857
939
875
948
Leyden, -
989
1,095
1,009
974
796
632
716
Monroe, -
906
1,222
934
1,074
1,152
1,255
1,518
New Salem,
1,543
1,949
2,107
2,146
1,889
1,305
1,253
Northfield,
868
1,047
1,218
1,584
1,757
1,673
1,772
Orange, -
784
766
764
829
880
1,501
1,700
Rowe,
-
443
575
839
851
716
703
659
Shelburne,
1,183
1,079
961
1,022
995
1,022
1,239
Shutesbury,
674
930
939
1,029
986
987
912
Sunderland,
462
537
551
597
666
719
792
Warwick,
1,246
1,233
1,227
1,256
1,150
1,071
1,021
Wendell,
519
737
983
958
874
875
920
Whately,
736
773
891
1,076
1,111
1,072
1,101
21,743 26,300 27,421
29,418
29,630
28,812
30,869
-
-
265
282
254
Montague,
2,003
1,912
2,421
Erving, -
160
331
453
APPENDIX.
TABLE No. III.
This Table shows the number of Public Schools ; the amount raised by tax for schools ; the number of children between 5 and 15 years of age in town ; the average attendance upon school in each of the towns ; the ratable polls ; the voters-all in 1852 ; and the State tax in 1853.
Towns.
No. of Public Schools.
No. of Children between
5 and 15 in town.
Average Attendance.
Amount raised by Tax for Schools.
Ratable Polls.
Voters.
Ashfield, -
14
342
249
$800 00
385
365
$288 00
Bernardston,
6
239
182
500 00
248
217
201 00
Buckland,
10
236
204
506 25
276
236
141 00
Charlemont,
11
242
207
600 00
29
272
204 00
Coleraine,
18
425
315
1,000 00
435
408
348 00
Conway, -
16
418
266
980 75
444
409
369 00
Deerfield,
16
431
327
1,293 00
650
550
540 00
Erving, -
3
95
77
250 00
145
115
90 00
Gill,
6
172
132
500 00
189
165
153 00
Greenfield,
10
550
386
2,200 00
643
503
570 00
Hawley, -
9
229
161
500 00
215
198
153 00
Heath,
-
9
205
177
600 00
179
162
144 00
Leverett, -
7
205
149
410 00
234
198
153 00
Leyden, -
5
164
130
400 00
153
145
111 00
Monroe, -
4
62
43
167 00
64
59
36 00
Montague,
14
338
309
1,014 00
374
323
252 00
New Salem,
12
294
250
1,000 00
369
289
228 00
Northfield,
14
359
286
1,000 00
477
418
390 00
Orange, -
13
360
320
1,000 00
445
411
369 00
Rowe,
-
7
154
123
500 00
163
144
120 00
Shelburne,
10
268
222
800 00
290
290
252 00
Shutesbury,
10
249
170
600 00
218
204
141 00
Sunderland,
7
170
168
700 00
209
188
171 00
Warwick,
10
220
178
715 71
256
221
240 00
Wendell,
11
192
136
450 00
260
197
210 00
Whately,
8
237
149
650 00
311
281
240 00
260
6,856
-
$19,136 71
7,866
6,968
$6,117 00
COURTS IN THE COUNTY.
Supreme Court .- Judges. Chief Justice, Lemuel Shaw.
Associate Justices, Charles A. Dewey, Theron Metcalf, George T. Bige- low, B. F. Thomas, and Pliny Merrick.
Sittings .- Greenfield, 3d Tuesday in April and 2d Tuesday in September.
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Tax in 1853.
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Common Pleas .- Judges. Chief Justice, Daniel Wells.
Associate Justices, E. Mellen, J. C. Perkins, H. Byington, E. R. Hoar, H. W. Bishop, and G. N. Briggs.
Sittings .- Greenfield, 3d Monday in March, 2d Monday in August, and 2d Monday in November.
Probate Court .- Judge, Franklin Ripley ; Register, Charles Mattoon.
Sittings .- Greenfield, 2d Tuesdays of February, March, and May; 4th Tuesday in August, 2d Tuesday in October, 1st Tuesday in November, and 3d Tuesday in December.
Conway, Ist Tuesday in February and 3d Tuesday in July.
Charlemont, 3d Tuesdays in May and October.
Orange, last Tuesday of April and 3d Tuesday of September.
Northfield, on the Wednesdays next after the last Tuesdays of April, and the third Tuesday in September.
Shutesbury, (Lock's Village,) on Friday next after the last Tuesday of April, and the Friday next after the 3d Tuesday of September.
(All acts providing for holding Probate Courts in Warwick and Wendell were repealed in 1850.)
Clerk of the Courts, George Grennell.
Register of Deeds, Almon Brainard.
COUNSELORS.
Greenfield .- David Aiken, Charles Allen, D. W. Alvord, A. Brainard, G. T. Davis, W. T. Davis, G. Grennell, Whiting Griswold, S. O. Lamb, H. G. Newcomb, H. G. Parker, George D. Wells, and David Willard. Charlemont .- Sylvester Maxwell. Coleraine .- William Lanfair. Deer- field .- Pliny Arms, and J. A. Saxton. . Montague .- Jonathan Hartwell. Orange .- R. D. Chase, and Stephen Emery. Shelburne (Falls) .- S. F. Field, and Arthur Maxwell. Sunderland .- H. W. Taft.
PHYSICIANS.
Ashfield .- Sidney Brooks, Charles L. Knowlton, and J. Warren. Ber- nardston .- John Brooks, and E. W. Carpenter. Buckland .- Josiah Trow. Charlemont .- Stephen Bates, D. B. Hawks, and M. F. Potter. Cole- raine .- A. C. Dean, and C. Puffer. Conway .- Henry A. Collins, E. D. Hamilton, and G. W. Hamilton. Deerfield .- G. F. Gale, N. Gilman, and W. M. Trow. Gill .- Joel Lyons. Greenfield .- James Deane, D. D. Fisk, Daniel Hovey, E. H. R. Revere, L. D. Seymour, and S. Stearns. Heath .- Cyrus Temple. Montague .- David Bradford, Anson Cobb, and George Wright. Leyden .- Edwin Haynes. Leverett .- David Rice. New Salem .- Robert Andrews, and E. G.Williams. Northfield .- Phillip Hall, M. S. Mead, and E. Stratton. Orange .- Edward Barton, and H. A. Meachum. Rowe .- H. Gould. Shelburne .- D. S. Beals, George Bull, C. M. Duncan, S. J. W. Tabor, and Milo Wilson. Shutesbury .- Lewis Bemis. Sunderland .- N.
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G. Trow. Warwick .- Amos Taylor. Wendell .- Lucius Cook. Whately .- Chester Bordwell 2d, and Myron Harwood.
BANKS.
Greenfield Bank .- Capital $200,000.
Franklin County Bank .- Capital $150,000.
Franklin Savings Bank .- Deposits $180,000.
PAPERS.
Gazette and Courier, Greenfield, S. S. Eastman, Publisher.
American Republic, 66 C. J. J. Ingersoll,
Franklin Democrat, C. Mirick, 66
SOCIETIES.
Franklin County Agricultural Society, organized May, 1850.
Franklin District Medical Society, organized 1851.
Common School Association of Franklin County, organized 1846.
PRODUCTIONS AND FACTORIES.
In 1850, there were raised in Franklin County, of corn, 223,359 bushels ; of potatoes, 185,114 bushels; of hay, 52,766 tons; produced of butter, 833,266 pounds; and there were 4 cotton factories, 8 woollen factories ; 16 grist mills, 54 saw and planing mills; 3 iron founderies ; 21 tanneries ; 2 manufactories of cutlery, 4 manufactories of edged tools, 12 of brooms, 18 of cabinet ware, 17 of boots and shoes, and 10 of agricultural imple- ments.
BENEVOLENT CONTRIBUTIONS.
The Orthodox Congregational people of the county have patronized the following Benevolent Societies-and the Bible Society has been patronized more or less by other denominations, viz. :-
The Hampshire Missionary Society for Domestic Missions, embracing what are now Hampshire, Hampden, and Franklin Counties, was formed at Northampton, Jan. 5, 1802. The contributions of Franklin County to this society, in 1803, were $279 20.
The Foreign Missionary Society of Franklin County, was organized June 30, 1812.
The Bible Society of the county, was formed Oct. 21, 1817.
The Education Society of the county, auxiliary to the American Educa- tion Society, was formed Oct. 29, 1817.
The Domestic Missionary Society of the county, was formed Aug. 5, 1828.
These and various other Benevolent Societies of the county have held their anniversaries together since 1832, and for many years have had their annual reports published together.
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APPENDIX.
The following Table exhibits the amount contributed each year, for the ten last years, to all the objects of benevolence, by all the Orthodox Con- gregational churches and societies in the county, except those in Whately.
In 1844,
-
$3,751 87
" 1845,
-
3,846 42
" 1846,
5,077 38
" 1847,
5,775 42
" 1848,
-
4,783 50
" 1849,
-
5,500 29
" 1850,
7,835 47
" 1851,
-
5,526 71
" 1852,
5,019 68
" 1853,
-
5,088 63
Total in ten years,
$52,205 19
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RECOMMENDATION OF FRANKLIN ASSOCIATION.
Resolved, That this Association have learned with pleasure that Rev. Theophilus Packard, Jr. has in press and soon to be published, a History of the Churches and Ministers of Franklin County, together with a History of Franklin Association; and in view of the importance of the work, its great interest to the county, and the well-known accuracy and ability of the com- piler in statistical and historical inquiries, we desire to recommend, and feel a strong confidence in recommending the work to the churches of the county and to the inhabitants generally.
HENRY SEYMOUR, Moderator. JAMES H. MERRILL, Scribe.
South Deerfield, Mass., May 3, 1854.
ERRORS CORRECTED.
Page 22, 1st and 24 lines, for March 26, read April 29.
.. 37, 16th line from the bottom, for 1771, read 1773.
48, 17th line from the top, for 6th, read 4th.
" 175, 2d line from the top, for and are, read which is.
" 209, 8th line from the bottom, for excited, read excite.
" 296, after the 8th line from the bottom, insert the following :- Rev. H. M. Bridge, a Methodist minister from Northfield, hus very recently become a Congrega- tional minister.
" 297, 13th line from the top, for P. W. Bridge, read J. W. Bridge.
" 364, 10th and 11th lines from the bottom, for ordained, read organized.
" 382, 18th line from the top, for his, read this.
" 394, 9th line from the top, for 1850, read 1750.
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